Recipe

Creamy Cherry Almond Cheese Pie Recipe

	Hollyeats / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago My family often requests this in lieu of a birthday cake. I've adapted a recipe of my mother's which I loved as a child. It's also nice for Valentine's Day. Prep:20m Servings:10	Hollyeats
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Ingredients

1 10-inch baked graham cracker crust (homemade is best. If you must use a bought one, toast it in the oven for 5-8 minutes so it's browned & aromatic, cool before filling.)

1 1-lb. can pitted sour cherries in juice

3 Tbs. sugar

Dash salt

2 Tbs. cornstarch

Squirt of lemon juice (optional)

2 pkg. cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup powdered sugar

Dash salt

1/2 tsp. almond extract

1 cup whipping cream

Directions

Drain the cherries, reserving 3/4 cup juice.

In a small saucepan, stir together the juice, 3 Tbs. sugar, dash salt and cornstarch.

Heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until thick and transparent.

Stir in the drained cherries and set aside to cool.

Beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, salt and almond extract until fluffy.

In a separate bowl, beat the whipping cream until stiff.

Fold cream into cream cheese mixture until well combined but still fluffy.

Spoon this cream into the pie shell, building up the sides of the filling a bit.

Taste the cherry filling; if it needs a bit more zip, add a squirt of lemon juice and stir well.

Spoon cherry filling over the cream filling to within 1/4 inch of the edge.

Chill at least 2 hours or up to overnight before serving.

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Comments

henrie 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Wow, does that sound yummie, I have to make this one, love cherries. Thanks for the post, you have my rating of 5 on this one.